Colombia vs Malaysia: Literacy rates among adults

Colombia

95.3%

in 2024

Malaysia

95.8%

in 2022

Colombia rank

35th

Malaysia rank

33rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

Malaysia currently reports 95.8% against 95.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.